1811
ink
From the collection of National Gallery of Art
A French Dentist Shewing a Specimen of his Artificial Teeth and False Palates is a 1811 ink by Thomas Rowlandson, a Romanticism work, held at National Gallery of Art.
This drawing shows three exaggerated faces laughing. The man in the middle wears a red hat and has his mouth wide open, revealing a set of false teeth. Another man in blue points at them, while the third man holds a glass eye and a false tooth in his hand. The title says this is about a dentist showing off fake teeth and palates. The text above the heads jokes about fixing teeth without pain. Next, check out the technique: etching.
Thomas Rowlandson (; 13 July 1757 – 21 April 1827) was an English artist and caricaturist of the Georgian Era, noted for his political satire and social observation.
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